Amen to that!

Religion has always appropriated societal morality and then claimed to be its inventor and protector. It has no morality of its own that's actually real.

Some examples do not create a blanket truth. The label of "theist" doesn't create a lack of morality any more than the label of "atheist" does.

Acting as if all theists are anything at all is foolish and does more harm than good as any theist who reads Christopher Hitchens' post will immediately see him (and if they use the same blanket concepts) and all atheists as an enemy.

My opinion is that morality is just getting along in the pack. We are born with that instinct. Even wolves are moral. A person’s opinion about theology is a trivial thing having nothing to do with morality.

Religion just promotes group think because if everyone is doing it, it must be the right thing to do.

Seems to me that it comes down to thinking for yourself and making your own judgments. Religious people often just go along with whatever belief they are handed by parents and teachers, but often this is a disguise for behaviour of the lowest common denominator and religious adherence is not much more than lip service.

It has always been my opinion that one doesn't need religion to have a conscience.

Some believe without religion, people cannot have morals.
Yet perhaps they should follow the "practice what you preach" motto...

I hate how many people think you can't have morals without religion. So patronizing to be asked how I can be a good person or decipher wrong from right without religion.

Sounds correct to me!